Quote of the Week. Happy Wednesday!

Hillcrest Community School's enrollment window is open now through November 30th. Hillcrest is FREE and OPEN to all students in Bloomington as well as nonresidential students. Learn more about our incredible community by visiting our website: bloomington.k12.mn.us/hccs

Hillcrest Festival, Totally 80s, night 2! Way to go 4th and 5th graders!

Open House at Hillcrest on Monday, November 21st! Please invite anyone who would be interested in Hillcrest for the 2023-2024 school year!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break to our incredible students, staff, and community. Enjoy the extended weekend!

Don’t forget to tune in each Monday for a new episode of Hawk Talk! Our latest episode features the Executive Director of Artful Learning. Check it out on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5rPfPF…

Happy #Friday! We're excited to share Hillcrest Community School - Bloomington, MN's #podcast, #HillcrestHawkTalk. The latest episodes are "What is #ArtfulLearning?" & "Who was Leonard Bernstein?" They feature in-depth #interviews with Artful Learning's Patrick Bolek & Alexander Bernstein. Link in bio & enjoy!

Think About it Thursday: What is something that brought you joy this week? Share your response with a friend, family member, or loved one. Three more school days until a nice long break, Hillcrest!

Hillcrest Hawks love the snow!

It’s Paraprofessional Appreciation Week! We are so lucky to have our paraprofessionals at Hillcrest. They do so much for our staff and students. Be sure to thank a para this week! 💛🖤 #HillcrestProud

Fifth graders doing Makey Makey with our awesome tech team!

We have some awesome artists in our building! Be sure to follow our Instagram @ hillcrestcommunityschool so you can see more artwork!

BPS is proud to have 10 teachers nominated as Education Minnesota Teacher of the Year candidates: bit.ly/bps-23toty Get to know the nominees in our Teacher of the Year series. Valley View Middle Jefferson Jaguars Hillcrest Community School - Bloomington, MN Bloomington Kennedy Normandale Hills Washburn School Ridgeview Elementary

We had our middle school counselors visit today. Fifth graders got some valuable information to take with them next year. #BloomingtonProud

The audience is ready for the 2nd and 3rd grade music festival! Our musical Hawks did a great job at their afternoon show: Super 70s! #HillcrestProud

Happy Friday! With President’s Day on Monday, we’re hoping that everyone enjoys an extended weekend.

A small group of students got to go sledding this afternoon. Such fun in the fresh snow. ❄️🛷

Congrats to BPS educators Angela Mahowald, Ryan Pedersen & Laurel Wiehe for advancing as semifinalists for this year’s Minnesota Teacher of the Year award program! Out of 132 candidates across the state, they are now among the top 33. #MNTeacherofTheYear #BPSpride

“What is the best invention ever?” After writing an opinion piece on this prompt, third graders made a watercolor representation of the invention they think is the best! Pencils, toothbrush, and medicine were some of the most popular.